Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby and Relactation (La Leche League International Book) Paperback – February 1, 2007

Such a good source of information on a topic very few people are taking about. I feel much more confident about my chances of success now.

I got this book to help me prepare to nurse my cousin's baby. I was looking for lots of suggestions on the how-to's of preparing. Instead I got a neat cheer-leading book and reality check on the process. If I could redo history, I wouldn't order this same book for myself again. I would purchase Breastfeeding Without Birthing for a comprehensive how-to guide. However, I would give this book to someone as a gift or recommend it if I thought they wanted encouragement on the topic of breastfeeding an adopted baby and/or relactation.

Not an easy read. Dry and boring. BUT the information allowed me to successfully nurse my adopted baby.

I found this book to be very informative. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about this topic either personally or to help educate.

This book is an excellent resource for a parent or soon to be parent to be given the opportunity to breastfeed their adoptive child. It is well written and very user friendly.

quick read! great info!

Not many people are aware of the fact that induced lactation and relactation are possible. La Leche Leauge International is proud to introduce a new book that provides information on these amazing biological processes. (Induced Lactation: When a mother stimulates her body to produce milk even if she hasn’t experienced a recent birth or pregnancy, Relactation: When a mother rebuilds her milk supply after weeks or months of little or no breastfeeding.) Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby and Relaction by Elizabeth Hormann is written primarily for adoptive parents and relactating mothers, as well as for the health professionals who assist them. Some of the topics discussed by the author and breastfeeding are: substances that stimulate milk production, beginning breastfeeding with an adopted baby, supplements, special situations, and support for parents.I recommend this to any adoptive parents who wants to nurse their baby.I never thought it was possible to nurse the baby I was getting ready to adopt. We were meeting the birth mother for the first time. We were eating dinner and just getting to know each other when she said one thing that was important to her that at least for the first month the baby was given breast milk. I agreed with her that it is an important for the baby to have. I quickly got on facebook and asked for friends willing to spread the word to find people willing to give me their breast milk. I envisioned myself giving him this milk through a bottle. Then a friend of mine mentioned La Leche League she used to be a part of and how she had a lactaid and that she believed I could induce lactation. I was scared I didn’t want to take hormones. We got together I started pumping, drinking mothers milk tea and I am hoping when my baby arrives today or tomorrow that I can nurse him. I will be using a lactaid and with the help of other moms I have their milk to supplement with. Yesterday my breasts were a little wet when I was done pumping. Even though baby isn’t here yet I have hope that he will be able to nurse from my breast. If not that is okay too but this book has given me hope and confidence.This book is a quick read but super encouraging and informative.I rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

This is an older book, updated and translated from the German (and very short -- takes less than two hours to read), written by a mom who breastfed her adopted children. The book doesn't deal with the logistics of inducing lactation so much as it deals with motivations, potential benefits, etc. I assumed it was going to be pro-adoptive breastfeeding to the point of being one-sided, but it's actually not. It's a very balanced treatment. I suggest reading it if you are trying to figure out whether adoptive breastfeeding is for you. It will help you think about what your motivations are for doing this, what you want to get out of it and what you want your baby to get out of it, and will help you decide if, given this set of motivations and wants, adoptive breastfeeding is something you should try or not.Do not expect this book to be a how-to guide, however. For that you are better off doing some internet research (there are some sites listed in the back of the book as well).